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A grateful thank you

Published on Thursday, June 30 2011 01:00

Dear Lyons Community,

On behalf of the Lyons Clarifier Project, Priscilla Cohan and I would like to thank Trustee Ed Bruder for arranging, and Parks and Rec. director, Dave Cosgrove, for the mowing and clearing around the Clarifier work area. It was too big a job for our hand held scythe to clear the space we need to work all summer. Really appreciated; we know how busy you

Cease and Desist!

Published on Thursday, June 23 2011 01:00

By Joseph Lekarczyk

In the interest of full disclosure, let it be known that the author of this article is married to the Mayor.

Everything moved along pretty much as expected at Monday night’s Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting. That was until just before ten o’clock, when Administrator Victoria Simonsen “mentioned” in her staff report that one of the medical marijuana centers had given the Town notice that it wanted to relocate to a new location, and another had

It’s Time To Set A Guinness World Record!

Published on Monday, June 20 2011 01:00

On Saturday, June 25, the town of Lyons will be attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the largest mass of people drawing on Etch-A-Sketches at the same time. The event is called “Sketch-A-Palooza” and hundreds of sketchers are expected. Registered participants are still needed! At least 250 sketchers are required, all sketching the same

Lyons Gothic

Published on Thursday, June 16 2011 01:00

An anonymous chalk artist created this “Lyons Gothic” especially for the Outdoor Games, which were held last weekend. The sidewalk mural showed the iconic couple with kayak paddle and racing bib, and was located on the south side of Sandstone Park (near the Post Office). Unfortunately, all chalk art is ephemeral, and this masterpiece was washed away with Tuesday’s pre-dawn rainstorm.

Marijuana Talk Lightly Attended

Published on Thursday, June 16 2011 01:00

The “crowd” at the Town of Lyons sponsored “Is marijuana addictive?” seminar was a little less than overwhelming last week: three elected officials (Trustees Ed Bruder, LaVern Johnson, and Sandy Banta), a Town employee (Jacque Watson), a couple of employees from a substance abuse program in Estes Park (who were there for work related